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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
51.80202, 0.63418
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 311m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 311m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Banded Demoiselle, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN Link Path
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Ray WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Moat Farm Chasepublic footpath · 77 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Barnardiston Waypublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Lockram Lanepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: service
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN Link PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef (16)National Cycle Network
Regional Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United KingdomCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,496 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Red Admiral · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +30
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,496 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Moorhen · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Muntjac · Mole
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Common Toad
Red Admiral · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Hornet · Banded Demoiselle · Rose Chafer +30
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- HornetVespa crabro
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
